James River

E85797

river waterway

The James River is a major waterway in Virginia that flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay and has played a central role in the state's history and development.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
James River canonical	112
James River watershed	6
James River region	3
James River (portion)	1
James River (region)	1
James River (via tunnel section)	1
James River at City Point	1
James River basin	1
James River fall line	1
James River near Jamestown	1
James River waterway	1
James River, Virginia	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ waterway ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cityOnRiver	Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ Newport News, Virginia ⓘ Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	James River Bridge ⓘ Powhite Parkway Bridge ⓘ Robert E. Lee Bridge ⓘ Varina-Enon Bridge ⓘ
drainageBasin	James River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: James River watershed
ecosystemType	estuarine river near its mouth ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally eastward ⓘ
flowsInto	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
flowsThrough	Hopewell, Virginia ⓘ Jamestown ⓘ surface form: Jamestown, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ Richmond, Virginia ⓘ Williamsburg ⓘ surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
hasIsland	Jamestown Island ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Richmond ⓘ
hasTributary	Appomattox River ⓘ Chickahominy River ⓘ Cowpasture River ⓘ Jackson River ⓘ Maury River ⓘ
historicalEvent	site of early Jamestown settlement access route ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central to early English colonization in North America ⓘ important in development of tobacco economy in Virginia ⓘ served as transportation route for colonial Virginia ⓘ strategic waterway during the American Civil War ⓘ
length	about 348 miles ⓘ about 560 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern United States ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
mouth	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
mouthLocation	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
namedFor	James VI and I ⓘ surface form: King James I of England
partOf	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
passesNear	Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
recreationArea	James River Park System in Richmond ⓘ
sourceRegion	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power in some sections ⓘ recreation ⓘ shipping ⓘ

Referenced by (130)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virginia → hasRiver → James River ⓘ

Richmond, Virginia → locatedOnRiver → James River ⓘ

Piedmont (United States) → majorRivers → James River ⓘ

Chesapeake Bay → hasInflow → James River ⓘ

Fort Eustis, Virginia → locatedNear → James River ⓘ

Jamestown → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

Williamsburg → hasNearbyRiver → James River ⓘ

Newport News Shipbuilding → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

Rivanna River near Charlottesville → tributaryOf → James River ⓘ

Seven Days Battles → riverNearby → James River ⓘ

Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia → overlooks → James River ⓘ

Eastern United States → containsRiver → James River ⓘ

Hollywood Cemetery → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

Hollywood Cemetery → overlooks → James River ⓘ

Amherst County, Virginia → geographyFeature → James River ⓘ

Nelson County, Virginia → contains → James River ⓘ

Central Virginia → hasMajorRiver → James River ⓘ

Albemarle County, Virginia → contains → James River ⓘ

this entity surface form: James River (portion)

River City → associatedWithRiver → James River ⓘ

Peninsula Campaign → usedRoute → James River ⓘ

Henrico County → traversedBy → James River ⓘ

Chesterfield County → crossedByRiver → James River ⓘ

subject surface form: Chesterfield County, Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains → majorRiverSource → James River ⓘ

Rockbridge County, Virginia → hasRiver → James River ⓘ

Lynchburg, Virginia → locatedOnRiver → James River ⓘ

James River → drainageBasin → James River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: James River watershed

Virginia Peninsula → boundedBy → James River ⓘ

Piedmont Plateau → crossedBy → James River ⓘ

Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area → crossedBy → James River ⓘ

Tidewater region → hasWaterBody → James River ⓘ

Colonial National Historical Park → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

Piedmont region of Virginia → majorRiver → James River ⓘ

Newport News, Virginia → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

Southeastern Virginia → bordersBodyOfWater → James River ⓘ

Suffolk, Virginia, United States → locatedOnRiver → James River ⓘ

subject surface form: Suffolk, Virginia

Appomattox River → tributaryOf → James River ⓘ

Appomattox River → mouthLocatedIn → James River ⓘ

Appomattox River → partOf → James River ⓘ

this entity surface form: James River watershed

Appomattox River → flowsInto → James River ⓘ

this entity surface form: James River at City Point

Confederate States Navy → operatedIn → James River ⓘ

Army of the James → namedAfter → James River ⓘ

Hampton Roads → hasNaturalFeature → James River ⓘ

James River Reserve Fleet → locatedIn → James River ⓘ

Chesapeake Bay region → majorRiverMouth → James River ⓘ

Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia → locatedOn → James River ⓘ

subject surface form: Shirley Plantation

Middle Plantation → locatedBetween → James River ⓘ

Elk Hill plantation → locatedNear → James River ⓘ

James Fort → locatedIn → James River ⓘ

Starving Time (1609–1610) → significantPlace → James River ⓘ